Vermont 1797 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2, Special
- Office:
- U.S. House of Representatives (Federal)
- Title:
- U.S. Congressman
- Jurisdiction:
- Federal
- Label:
- Vermont 1797 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2, Special
- Date:
- 1797
- State:
- Vermont
- Type:
- Special
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- U.S. House of Representatives/U.S. Congressman
- Candidates:
- Lewis R. Morris, Stephen Jacobs, Nathaniel Niles, Amasa Paine, Lot Hall, Daniel Farrand, William Chamberlain, Paul Brigham, Cornelius Lynde, Stephen R. Bradley, Samuel Cutler, William Bigelow, Jonathan Hunt, John Leverett, Charles Marsh, Elijah Robinson
| Candidates: | Lewis R. Morris[1] | Stephen Jacobs | Nathaniel Niles | Amasa Paine | Lot Hall | Daniel Farrand | William Chamberlain | Paul Brigham | Cornelius Lynde | Stephen R. Bradley | Samuel Cutler | William Bigelow | Jonathan Hunt | John Leverett | Charles Marsh | Elijah Robinson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Federalist | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Republican | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist | Federalist |
| Final Result: [2][3][4] | 1033 | 246 | 203 | 119 | 67 | 44 | 31 | 27 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| District of Eastern | 1033 | 246 | 203 | 119 | 67 | 44 | 31 | 27 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Caledonia County | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cabot | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Danville | 16 | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Montpelier | 19 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Saint Johnsbury | 18 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Walden | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Orange County | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Fairlee | 12 | - | 4 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Newbury | 1 | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Randolph | 5 | 20 | 35 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Windham County[5] | 455 | 11 | 156 | 85 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 14 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Athens | 11 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Brattleborough | 72 | 1 | 1 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Brookline | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Dummerston | 67 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Grafton | 2 | - | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Guilford | 38 | - | 55 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Halifax | 37 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Hinsdale | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Jamaica | 24 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Londonderry | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Marlboro | - | - | 36 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Newfane[6] | 29 | - | 2 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Putney[7] | - | - | - | 36 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Rockingham | 32 | - | 1 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Townshend | 25 | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Wardsboro[8] | 29 | - | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Westminster | 19 | - | 14 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Whitingham | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Windham | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Windsor County | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Andover | 9 | - | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Cavendish | - | 4 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Pomfret | 1 | 2 | - | - | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Reading | - | 30 | 1 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Royalton | 37 | 5 | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Town of Springfield | 47 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Town of Windsor | 52 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]"The Honorable Lewis Morris, Esq. is elected Federal Representative in the Eastern District of Vermont, in the room of Mr. Buck resigned. The votes were 1315, of which Mr. Morris had 1033. Mr. Niles the anti-candidate had but 263." The Oracle of the Day (Portsmouth). July 1, 1797.
[3]The Official Results list Nathaniel Niles with 203 votes but the town totals add up to 230.
[4]Spooner's Vermont Journal (Windsor, VT) of June 9 reports 110 votes for Amasa Paine.
[5]The Official Results list Lewis R. Morris with 452 votes and Nathaniel Niles with 153 votes but the town totals add up to 455 votes for Morris and 156 votes for Niles.
[6]The Argus (Putney, VT) of June 8, the Federal Galaxy (Battleborough) of June 2 and the Rising Sun (Keene, NH) of June 6 report 27 votes for Lewis R. Morris.
[7]The Rising Sun (Keene, NH) lists the votes for Amasa Paine as being for Lewis R. Morris.
[8]The Argus (Putney, VT) of June 8, the Federal Galaxy (Battleborough) of June 2 and the Rising Sun (Keene, NH) of June 6 report 27 votes for Lewis R. Morris.
References:
Andover Town Records.
Brattleborough Town Records.
Cabot Town Records.
Cavendish Town Records.
Danville Town Records.
Fairlee Town Records.
Jamaica Town Records.
Montpelier Town Records.
Newbury Town Records.
Newfane Town Records.
Pomfret Town Records.
Putney Town Records.
Randolph Town Records.
Reading Town Records.
Royalton Town Records.
Saint Johnsbury Town Records.
Springfield Town Records.
Walden Town Records.
Wardsboro Town Records.
Westminster Town Records.
Whitingham Town Records.
Federal Galaxy (Brattleboro, VT). May 26, 1797.
Spooner's Vermont Journal (Windsor, VT). May 26, 1797.
Federal Galaxy (Brattleboro, VT). June 2, 1797.
Rising Sun (Keene, NH). June 6, 1797.
The Argus (Putney, VT). June 8, 1797.
Spooner's Vermont Journal (Windsor, VT). June 9, 1797.
Rising Sun (Keene, NH). June 13, 1797.
The Argus (Putney, VT). June 15, 1797.
Federal Galaxy (Brattleboro, VT). June 16, 1797.
Rising Sun (Keene, NH). June 20, 1797.
Oracle of the Day (Portsmouth, NH). July 1, 1797.
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